Helen J. Vance

College Park, GA

404-***-**** acwkn5@r.postjobfree.com

Extensive experience in manufacturing accounting and finance, with an MSM in Finance from Purdue University and Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Passionate for heavy data analytics for driving results through thorough and timely analysis and reporting and operational efficiency improvements.

Coca-Cola, CCR IT, Atlanta, GA 2013-Present

IT Project Controller (Contract)

Partner with IT Project Managers to manage all aspects of project finances for $26 million dollar portfolio within North American IT Group; including budgets and forecasts, financial reporting and analysis, capital requests, and vendor payments.

Midsouth Steel, Inc. College Park, GA 2011-2013

Controller

Lead and drive all financial strategic decision for $12 million dollar company. Established and implemented road map to drive accounts payables from 120 to 85 days. Increased accounts receivables collections rate from 65% to 90%. Implemented accounting controls and disciplined spending standards. Implemented cost saving initiatives to reduce labor cost 14% hard savings within 6 months.

General Motors, Atlanta, GA 2007-2009

Senior Financial Analyst, Manufacturing Operations, Controllers Office

Provided daily analysis and presentation of overtime hourly labor hours by business unit to determine trends, problems, and make recommendations to management; ensured conformance to budget by analyzing financial information and researching variances along with recommendations of corrective action. Support month-end close process reporting, analysis and reconciliation of accounts.

Key Achievement

Developed manufacturing labor budget of $100 million.

Developed budget initiatives to achieve $15 million labor cost reduction.

Created process to recognize and recover reimbursable travel expenses within 30 days.

Team (Finance) leader in sale, transfer and disposal of $55 million in assets during plant closing.

Ford Motor Company 1999-2006

Finance Manager, Vehicle Operations, Controllers Office, Atlanta, GA

Managed capital project spending of $6 million annually, and coordinated capital asset management process for $324 million of property and plant equipment. Evaluated all capital appropriation requests for cost savings, safety, quality, and environmental initiatives. Coordinated the spending of capital projects for cash flow preservation. Supported the month-end close, preparing presentation charts and summaries for management reporting of labor and overhead.

Key Achievements

Successfully sold $400k in equipment using a “garage-sale” approach as an experiment.

Initiated organizing and coaching a work group of hourly employees to monitor and control scrap cost of instrument panels and windshields.

Profiled in a corporate training video on forming and coaching workgroups.

Finance Manager, Electrical Fuel and Handling Division, Dearborn, MI

Finance Coordinator for product cost analysis. Lead customer liaison for Truck Vehicle Center Engineering and Finance.

Key Achievements

Improved product cost analysis accuracy and turnaround by developing common request template.

Developed cost analysis models and templates for non-finance managers.

Product Analyst, Electrical Fuel and Handling Division, Dearborn, MI

Developed budget for tooling and investment related costs. Conducted the final analysis of variable cost for investments on new products and design changes; coordinated the approval process for capital spending request.

Key Achievements

Modified and simplified the process for approving capital spending request by creating a forum meeting of product engineers, industrial engineers, union reps, and finance managers.

Financial Analyst, Purchasing Controllers Office, Dearborn, MI

Conducted financial statement analysis and wrote opinions on minority and financially distressed suppliers. Developed summaries and recommendations to assist management in negotiation strategies for maximum price reductions.

Key Achievements

Created an aging report of contractual agreements that identified $100 million in delinquent price reductions owed to Ford North American.

Forecasted the usage and hedge for $73 million precious metal inventory.

Cost Analyst, Powertrain Operations, Indianapolis, IN

Supervised 18 machining operators for steering gears. Coordinated daily labor hours and productivity to maximize quality and minimize labor cost.

Key Achievements

Created a daily scrap report to identify causal factors.

Led an initiative for supplier to buy back scrapped steel bar stock.

EDUCATION

Purdue University MSM Finance; BS Accounting

CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Blackbelt 2006, Georgia Work Ready-Gold Level 2009, SAP FICO,

Microsoft Dynamics AX, Sage Peachtree Accounting

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